Paladin Basic Abilities

Artifact Ability

Aschewelle - Lashes Ashbringer out, dealing heavy Radiant damage to all nearby enemies and reducing their movement speed for a few seconds. If the target is Undead or a Demon, they're also stunned for a few seconds.

Passives

Vergeltung - Gives you increased damage done and reduced damage taken for a few seconds every time a party or raid member dies near you.

Rotation

Retribution Paladins keep a very similar priority type rotation regardless of the number of targets. Some spells and talents may be swapped around but the general feel of the rotation remains the same. With some practice, you will easily find a good rhythm with the rotation. Keep in mind the following in every situation, regardless of targets.

Always make sure Richturteil is active on your target before using any holy power consuming ability.

Assuming Richturteil is on your target, always use a consumer if you find yourself at 5 Holy Power.

Be sure to use as many Holy Power consumers during your Richturteil window as possible. Attempting to over-pool Holy Power can easily lead to wasting or over-capping. This may take some practice.

Please note the Artifact trait Asche zu Asche causes Aschewelle to generate 5 Holy Power. This guide will assume you have this trait as it is the first major trait you should be aiming for.

3+ Targets

At 3 targets, you should always be swapping from Urteil des Templers to Göttlicher Sturm. If you will be damaging 3 or more targets for an extended amount of time, swap from Eifer to Großes Richturteil. If enemies will be in the same spot for its duration, Weihe can be used. You may find Weihe useful in mythic+ especially when your group needs a boost to trash damage.

Offensive Cooldowns

Defensive Cooldowns

Schild der VergeltungAbsorbs incoming damage taken. When the shield is consumed, the damage absorbed is dealt back to enemies within 8 yards.

Utility

Segen des Schutzes Protects yourself, a party or raid member from physical damage for 10 seconds. This spell will temporarily drop aggro, be careful when using on tanks. Cannot be used if the target has Vorahnung.

Segen der Freiheit Grants you, a party or raid member immunity to movement impairing effects for 8 seconds.